What is an investor data response?
G&A’s investor data response service is a structured process for preparing, validating, and presenting sustainability information requested by investors, ratings agencies, and financial analysts.
Why is it important?
Companies need to provide credible disclosures across key investor surveys, ESG ratings questionnaires, and direct investor requests.
Ensures Accurate Disclosure
Reduces reputational and compliance risks from inaccurate or incomplete disclosures
Provides Consistency
Ensures consistency across public filings, sustainability reports, and investor communications
Builds Investor Confidence
Improves ESG ratings in corporate governance and resilience
Responds to Expectations
Positions your company competitively in capital markets by addressing stakeholder expectations
How we prepare an investor response
Identify relevant investor surveys, ESG ratings, and disclosure platforms (e.g., MSCI, Sustainalytics, ISS, CDP).
Aggregate sustainability and financial data, validate accuracy, and cross-check with public disclosures.
Highlight inconsistencies, data gaps, or risks of misalignment with frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD, CSRD, etc.).
Craft clear, evidence-based responses that enhance investor confidence and position the company favorably.
Deliver responses in required formats, manage clarifications, and support investor engagement post-submission.
In today’s markets, investors expect not just data, but trustworthy, defensible evidence of performance. An investor data response transforms fragmented reporting into a credible narrative that builds investor trust and unlocks long-term value.
Henry (Hank) Boerner
Chairman & Chief StrategistKey Questions & Considerations
A data review assesses internal accuracy, while an Investor Data Response goes further—tailoring validated data into submissions that directly meet investor and rater requirements.
It includes global ESG ratings (MSCI, Sustainalytics, ISS), voluntary disclosures (CDP, CSA), and direct investor or lender requests for ESG information.
The process typically takes between four and eight weeks, depending on data complexity, number of frameworks, and the existing level of alignment with disclosures.
G&A provides a validated investor dataset, a gap analysis report, a draft response package tailored to each survey/rater, and recommended improvements for future cycles.
By ensuring data accuracy, eliminating inconsistencies, and framing responses in alignment with methodologies, companies often see measurable improvements in ESG ratings and investor perception.
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